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May 21, 2026

Israeli minister boasts of mistreatment of Gaza flotilla activists

Israeli Transport Minister Miri Regev has boasted about the mistreatment of activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla detained by Israel, saying that “prison is the place for terrorism supporters”....

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May 21, 2026

Podcast by Jasim Al-Azzawi with Avi Shlaim: The journey of a moral historian from Baghdad to Israel to Oxford

WATCH: Podcast by Jasim Al-Azzawi with Jamil K. Mroue: Netanyahu’s Pipe Dream of Disarming Hezbollah...

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May 21, 2026

Israeli foreign minister slams Ben-Gvir over mistreatment of flotilla activists

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar publicly criticised National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over videos showing the mistreatment of activists from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, accusing him of deliberately damaging...

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May 21, 2026

Iran threatens permit system for internet cables crossing Strait of Hormuz

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Monday threatened to place internet fibre-optic cables passing through the Strait of Hormuz under a “permit system”, in a move seen as part of Tehran’s...

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May 21, 2026

Iranian parliament speaker warns of “strong response” to any new US attack

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Wednesday that the United States is seeking to launch a new war and force Iran into surrender, following renewed threats by...

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May 21, 2026

France and Italy protest after video of Freedom Flotilla activists in Israeli custody circulates

France and Italy summoned Israeli ambassadors on Wednesday after videos circulated showing activists from the Freedom Flotilla Coalition being mistreated while detained by Israeli authorities. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia...

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May 21, 2026

US lifts sanctions on Francesca Albanese, UN expert on Palestinians following court order

The United States on Wednesday lifted sanctions imposed on UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, a sharp critic of Israel, following a...

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May 21, 2026

Maps of a vanished world: The myth of containing Iran

Despite decades of maximum pressure, crippling sanctions, and diplomatic isolation, the geopolitical reality of the Middle East suggests a profound paradox: the more the West and its regional allies...

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May 20, 2026

Hormuz closure could trigger global food price crisis within a year, UN agency warns

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a severe global food price crisis within six to 12 months, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) warned on...

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May 20, 2026

Spain summons Israeli charge d’affaires for ‘monstrous’ treatment of Gaza flotilla activists

Spain summoned Israel’s charge d’affaires on Wednesday after Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares condemned what he described as the “monstrous,” “inhumane” and “disgraceful” treatment of activists aboard a Gaza-bound...

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